Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

(a) With the exception of a temporary demonstration booth, as specified in Sections 119317 and 119318, a body art facility shall comply with all of the following: (1) Have floors, walls, and ceilings. (2) Have floors and walls that are smooth, nonabsorbent, free of open holes, an…

A body art facility shall conform to the following sterilization procedures: (a) Clean instruments to be sterilized shall first be sealed in sterilization packaging that contain either a sterilizer indicator or process indicator, unless instruments are being processed for immedia…

(a) A mobile body art facility shall meet all the applicable requirements in Article 1 (commencing with Section 119300) to Article 4 (commencing with Section 119312), inclusive, and Article 6 (commencing with Section 119319), unless specifically exempted by this article. (b) A mo…

A mobile body art facility shall have all of the following: (a) A fixed hand wash sink in the procedure area for the exclusive use of the practitioner that meets all of the following requirements: (1) Availability of containerized liquid soap and single-use paper towels that are …

(a) All body art procedures shall be completed inside the mobile body art facility. (b) The mobile body art facility’s doors and windows shall remain closed during procedures. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), a mobile body art facility may keep doors or windows open during a …

A mobile body art facility shall use only purchased disposable, single-use, presterilized instruments.

A mobile body art facility shall only be operated within 200 feet of an accessible restroom.

A mobile body art facility shall be used exclusively for performing body art and shall not be used as a living space or residence.

A practitioner may, in the local jurisdiction of registration, practice in a temporary demonstration booth for no more than seven days in a 90-day period. The demonstration booth shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Be located within a building that has hand washing …

A local enforcement agency may establish a fee not to exceed the amount necessary, but that is sufficient to cover, the actual costs of the administration of Section 119317.

(a) The sponsor of a temporary body art event shall obtain all necessary permits to conduct business in the jurisdiction where the event will be held. The sponsor shall submit a complete temporary facility permit application to the local enforcement agency a minimum of 30 days pr…

(a) An enforcement officer may enter a body art facility during the facility’s hours of operation and other reasonable times to do any of the following: (1) Conduct inspections, issue citations, and secure samples, photographs, or other evidence from a body art facility, or any f…

(a) A certificate of registration or a health permit may be suspended by a local enforcement agency for a violation of this chapter. (b) A body art facility or practitioner whose certificate of registration or health permit has been suspended shall cease doing business until the …

If an imminent health hazard is found, the enforcement officer may suspend a registration temporarily and order the practitioner to cease operation if the hazard is not corrected. If the hazard affects the entire body art facility, then the entire facility may be closed immediate…

The local enforcement agency may, after providing opportunity for a hearing, modify, suspend, or revoke a certificate of registration or a health permit for serious or repeated violations of any requirement of this chapter or for interference in the performance of the duty of the…

Performing body art without being registered, performing body art at an unpermitted location, operating a body art facility without a health permit, or operating a temporary body art event without a permit shall be a misdemeanor. The local enforcement agency may also assess an ad…

A city, county, or city and county may adopt regulations or ordinances that do not conflict with, or are more stringent than, the provisions of this chapter as they relate to body art.

The local fees imposed pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed the reasonable costs to a local government for issuing licenses and permits, performing investigations, inspections, and audits, enforcing orders, and the administrative enforcement and adjudication thereof.

(a) The piercing of the ear with a mechanical stud and clasp device does not constitute body art or body piercing as defined in this chapter. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to provide uniform and statewide requirements for the performance of ear pi…

(a) The local enforcement agency may require a facility that provides mechanical stud and clasp ear piercing services to submit a notification form, which shall be provided by the local enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the facility is located. If the local enforcem…

(a) A person piercing an ear with a mechanical stud and clasp piercing device shall meet the following requirements before providing mechanical stud and clasp ear piercing services: (1) Is at least 18 years of age. (2) Received one hour of training that covers all of the followin…

(a) A local enforcement agency may charge a one-time facility notification fee in an amount between twenty-five dollars ($25) and forty-five dollars ($45) for each facility operating pursuant to this article. The fee charged shall not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to cov…

The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) In California there are approximately 300 community clinics and free clinics that provide primary health care at low cost for a significant portion of the medically underserved population. (b) These clinics account for more than 3,000,…

The department shall conduct a program of grants-in-aid for the following purposes: (a) To assist in stabilizing the health care operations of community clinics and free clinics that provide a wide range of primary health care services. (b) To fund innovative and creative program…

The department shall annually receive and process grant applications submitted by eligible applicants, and shall allocate grant moneys in accordance with the policies and priorities adopted pursuant to this article. Individual grants shall be limited to a maximum of sixty thousan…

In developing policies and priorities pertaining to the allocation of grant funds, the department shall give primary consideration to the following factors: (a) The applicant’s need for funds to continue its current level of operation. (b) The applicant’s long-term prospects for …

(a) (1) The State Department of Health Care Services shall select primary care clinics that are licensed under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1204, or are exempt from licensure under subdivision (c) of Section 1206, to be reimbursed for del…

For purposes of this article, a “program beneficiary” is any person whose income level is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level as adjusted annually. Program beneficiaries shall not be required to provide any copayment for services that are funded pursuant to this …

(a) (1) Each licensed primary care clinic, as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 124900, applying for funds under this article, shall demonstrate in its application that it meets all of the following conditions, at a minimum: (A) Provides medical diagnosis and treatment. (B)…

(a) Commencing in the 1998–99 fiscal year, the department shall release a request for allocation of funds for a period of three succeeding fiscal years. The request for allocation shall include specifications for the clinics to submit uniform data on uncompensated patient visits.…

Services funded pursuant to this article shall be limited to the extent that funds are appropriated for this purpose.

(a) The department shall utilize existing contractual claims processing services in order to promote efficiency and to maximize use of funds. (b) The department shall certify which primary care clinics are selected to participate in the program for each specific fiscal year, and …

(a) For any condition detected as part of a child health and disability prevention screen for any child eligible for services under Section 104395, if the child was screened by the clinic or upon referral by a child health and disability prevention program provider, unless the ch…

The use of funds granted pursuant to this article for use by school-based clinics shall be limited to those school-based clinics that were licensed and in operation before January 1, 1990.

Any entity or provider that receives funds pursuant to this article shall expend those funds in accordance with the requirements of Article 2 (commencing with Section 30121) of Chapter 2 of Part 13 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a licensee within this state without having first procured a license or temporary permit issued by the department pursuant to this chapter, or when a license or temporary permit has been canceled, suspended, revoked, invalidated, expi…

(a) The department shall not issue a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer license to any applicant therefor who does not have an established place of business. (b) In the case of a dealer or distributor, the established place of business shall have an office located within the St…

(a) (1) If the manufacturer, distributor, or dealer changes the site or location of his or her established place of business, the manufacturer, distributor, or dealer shall immediately, upon making the change, so notify the department. If a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer fo…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 18045.5, for an office at a dealer’s established place of business, the department may issue a temporary permit as provided in Section 18052. (b) When a dealer’s license applicant has satisfied all other requirements for a dealer’s license, as provided…

(a) An “agent” for purposes of this section and Section 18025, means a dealer or salesperson licensed pursuant to this part, or a real estate broker or salesperson licensed pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Business and Professions Code. (b) A “seller”…

The standard of care owed by a dealer to a purchaser under this part is the degree of care that a reasonably prudent dealer would exercise and is measured by the degree of knowledge through education, experience, and examination required to obtain a license under this chapter.

(a) Every applicant for an occupational license shall make application to the department for a license containing a general distinguishing number. (b) The applicant shall submit all information as may be reasonably required by the department in carrying out the provisions of this…

The department may, for a reasonable cause shown, refuse to issue a license to an applicant when it determines any of the following: (a) The applicant was previously the holder of a license, which license was revoked for cause and never reissued, or which license was suspended fo…

In addition to any other requirements imposed by this part or regulations of the department, the department shall not grant an initial manufactured home or mobilehome dealer’s license to any applicant who has not satisfied all of the education and experience requirements containe…

(a) Except where the provisions of this part require the refusal to issue a license, the department may issue a probationary license subject to conditions to be observed by the licensee in the exercise of the privilege granted. The conditions to be attached to the exercise of the…

(a) Pending the satisfaction of the department that the applicant meets the requirements under this article, it may issue a temporary permit to any person applying for a license for a period not to exceed 120 days while the department is completing its investigation and determina…

The department may issue a certificate of convenience to the executor, executrix, administrator, or administratrix of the estate of a deceased holder of a validly outstanding license issued under this part, or, if no executor, executrix, administrator, or administratrix has been …

(a) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter, the department may, on a one-time-only basis, issue a 90-day certificate to an applicant for an original salesperson’s license. The certificate shall permit that person to exercise the privileges granted by the license fo…

No dealer shall employ more than three salespersons licensed pursuant to a 90-day certificate at his or her established place of business at any one time. In the case where a dealer has more than one established place of business, the dealer may employ up to three salespersons li…

A person whose license has been revoked or whose application for a license has been denied shall not reapply for a license for a period of at least one year from the effective date of the decision revoking the license or denying the application, except, if the decision was entere…